Disused railway stations on the Bodmin to Wadebridge line

The section from Boscarne Junction to Bodmin General is currently part of the Bodmin and Wenford Steam Railway; the line from Wadebridge to Wenfordbridge is now part of the Camel Trail, and the line to Ruthern Bridge can be followed for much of its length as it runs parallel to a public road.

The Bodmin and Wadebridge Railway (B&W) opened in 1834 to carry sand brought up the River Camel for use as a soil improver.

Extensions were added to Wenfordbridge and Ruthern Bridge to handle freight traffic later that year, particularly stone from the De Lank quarry and Tin from the Mulberry mine.

In 1847 the London and South Western Railway bought the B&W, and connections to the parent company came via the North Cornwall Line in 1895.

[8] The line just north of Grogley halt was realigned in 1888, the junction to Ruthern Bridge being on the old alignment which was disconnected at one end only.

Opened here as part of the original line[7] was a single siding, or wharf, which at one time included a goods shed.

The rough track which crossed the railway at this location was improved by the LSWR for the opening of the halt on 2 July 1906.

Originally there was a single siding between the two diverging lines, which was connected to them at both ends and used for the exchange of traffic between the GWR and L&SWR.

In order for passengers to change trains, British Railways built a station (50°28′26″N 4°45′40″W / 50.4740°N 4.7610°W / 50.4740; -4.7610 (Boscarne Exchange Platform)), among the smallest in England.

[22] Alongside the line to Bodmin North it had a small patch of clear ground, sometimes described as a Ground- or Rail-Level platform, to allow the railbus to lower the ladder fitted below the passenger door, while there was one small platform at a more normal height[21] which was long enough for just one coach situated on the line to Bodmin General, this being dominated by a huge sign stating 'Boscarne Junction.

The Bodmin and Wenford Railway opened in 1997 a station called Boscarne Junction a short distance west of the site of the exchange platform.

[6] The original platform at Dunmere is a matter of conjecture, but in the 1960s it was of concrete with a GWR style pagoda shelter.

[12] The station closed to passengers on 30 January 1967[24] when operation of the line from Dunmere Junction to Bodmin North ceased.

In addition a siding left the line in front of the signal box via a double-slip to serve the goods shed.

A 50-foot turntable had been provided before the rebuilding work, and remained connected although usage was low as most passenger trains were operated by tank engines.

Freight facilities were withdrawn on 24 July 1964 although by this time the lines to the cattle dock had already been lifted on 10 May 1964[1] and those to the Gas Works on 20 February 1964.

A platform, nominally provided for the hamlet of St Lawrence, was opened in 1906 on the GWR line from Bodmin to Boscarne Junction.

Provision for this traffic was made by two sidings, one of which ran over a series of sand drops; an additional loop capable of accommodating eight wagons was added 6 chains towards Grogley in 1914.

There were proposals in the 1870s to extend the line to connect with the Cornwall Minerals Railway but these came to nothing,[7] so the only change made to the line was provision at an early date of a siding near to Grogley junction to serve an ochre pit although this was removed soon after the pit ceased working in 1912.

Originally termed "borough bounds wharf" for being just outside the Bodmin boundary, the siding closed on 14 May 1969 and was removed in November that year.

[1] Tresarrett Wharf At Tresarret there was a loop on the north side of the line some 6 chains in length, this was closed in July 1970 and removed the following year.

It opened on 30 September 1834 as part of the Bodmin and Wadebridge Railway and after an unsuccessful proposal in the 1870s to extend the line to Delabole[7] changed very little until closure in 1971.